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OMG simple question..

Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 9:20 pm
by Rediah
wow I feel stupid asking this but for some reason I just cant remember the term for this. I tried google and I cant find it.

the definition is like basically the colonies purpose is to serve the mother country, and the mother country exploits the colonies.

Whats the term for it??? I just cant seem to remember it.


-Thanks in advance!

Re: OMG simple question..

Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 9:21 pm
by Gaigemasta
colonization :?

Re: OMG simple question..

Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 9:22 pm
by Rediah
hmm no...the term starts with M i think?? But wtf I cant remember what it is..

Re: OMG simple question..

Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 9:23 pm
by NuclearSilo
Right, "tried google it".
I just googled it
"the colonies purpose is to serve the mother country, and the mother country exploits the colonies".
Take less than 10s to find the answer : Mercantilism

Re: OMG simple question..

Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 9:26 pm
by Rediah
yes thats what I thought it was mercantilism...however none of the definitions exactly match up with the one I know.

from dictionary.com--> Mercantilism: An economic doctrine that flourished in Europe from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries. Mercantilists held that a nation's wealth consisted primarily in the amount of gold and silver in its treasury. Accordingly, mercantilist governments imposed extensive restrictions on their economies to ensure a surplus of exports over imports. In the eighteenth century, mercantilism was challenged by the doctrine of laissez-faire.

Re: OMG simple question..

Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 9:30 pm
by Gaigemasta
same thing yah, gz silo

Re: OMG simple question..

Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 9:36 pm
by Rediah
kk got it. thanks

Re: OMG simple question..

Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 9:47 pm
by Doron
inb4lonckz

Re: OMG simple question..

Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 11:55 pm
by McLovin1t
mercantilism

Re: OMG simple question..

Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2010 12:13 am
by Nick Invaders
Do you have AP US History?
I just learned that a couple days ago lol

Re: OMG simple question..

Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2010 12:31 am
by Vaya
Molestation

Re: OMG simple question..

Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2010 12:56 am
by SM-Count
If only imperialism didn't have an i